James Wilson latest: Manchester United striker will not be loaned out - 'United's interests are higher than individual interests', explains Van Gaal

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will wait until December before deciding whether to send James Wilson out on loan.

Van Gaal said earlier this month that he planned to send the 19-year-old out on a temporary basis so the player could get some experience, but he remains on United's books.

The teenager was not in the squad for Wednesday's 3-0 win over Ipswich in the Capital One Cup, but there is no loan move pending for the striker, Van Gaal confirmed.

The United boss said he has "doubts" about whether it would be worthwhile loaning the player to a Championship club, and for that reason he will wait for two months before making a decision on the player.

"I have talked with him and I think we wait until December," the United boss told a press conference on Friday.

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8 players that Sir Alex Ferguson almost signed for Manchester United

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Ronaldo

"We wanted to sign the Brazilian striker from Cruzeiro in 1994, but we could not get a work permit and he went to PSV Eindhoven."

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Petr Cech

"I went to see him in 2003 for Rennes. We thought Petr was a bit young for the bruisers in the Premier League."

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Didier Drogba

"We went to check him out [at Marseille] but the club wanted £25million and Chelsea moved in for the kill before we had made up our minds."

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Thomas Muller

"He was a ten-year-old when we heard about him. We had him watched and the following day he committed himself to Bayern Munich."

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Sergio Aguero

"His agent was demanding a price we were not prepared to pay..."

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Raphael Varane

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Lucas Moura

"We offered £35million but Paris Saint-Germain signed him for £45million."

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Mario Balotelli

"In 2010 I briefly flirted with the idea of signing Mario Balotelli, the talented but controversial Italian striker. I did my homework on him, speaking to a few Italian contacts, but the feedback I got confirmed it was too big a risk."

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But given that the Frenchman is just 19 himself, Van Gaal is reluctant to allow Wilson to leave the club and he will therefore have to bide his time.

The United manager added: "I think he needs to play but Manchester United's interests are always higher than individual interests, so I have doubts to let him go. And maybe we have to wait until December that we know how it is with our club, (if) we are succeeding in the Champions League, the Capital One Cup, because maybe he shall receive minutes off me because I have to rotate.

"You have seen what I have done against Ipswich Town. It can be done also in the other matches, so I have talked with him and I think that we wait until December."